Are latinos as important as black people when it comes to talks about hip hop history

[tri3w]

Mexicans don't have black in them, certain Mexicans look 100% white

Like Fat Joe i know is Rican but he looks straight up 100% white

But why would Spaniards claim black blood when it came through them being conquered?

It's like black Americans claiming white blood they have it makes no sense since it came from being conquered

It's true Spaniards might have black in them but black Americans have white in them

dRE........U missed waht i was sayin..........

 

[the_underground]

Also, Latino is an ethnicity, not a race, y'all. Puerto Ricans have a rich African heritage and can be considered Black, if you do the history.

 

[tri3w]

Panamanians created reggaeton, Puerto Ricans had nothing to do with it's formation. Panama has a Jamaican connection from when we (Jamaicans) went to Panama to help build the canal, we brought our culture over there (food and music). That's when Reggae/Dancehall/Spanish music blended to become reggaeton, Puerto Rico didn't jump on the trend until later.

aother dude thats Up on His history

 

[tri3w]

Also, Latino is an ethnicity, not a race, y'all. Puerto Ricans have a rich African heritage and can be considered Black, if you do the history.

ssssssssssshhhhhhhhhh......dont tell nobody that.......lol

 

[Kwan Dai]

Yeh but they not claiming it with pride

Right Like the Most High profile people aren't doing so with pride? Let me give you some examples.

Derek Jeter,

Drake

Alecia Keys

Halle Berry

Shamar Moore

Lenny Kravitz and the list goes on and on.

 

[SCRATCHOFF]

this thread is kind of racist :-/

I thought the blacks and browns were off that for 2010

 

[Kwan Dai]

this thread is kind of racist :-/

I thought the blacks and browns were off that for 2010

How so? Plus it either is or isn't.

What do you have to add to the thread? If, you have some information please share.

 

[usmarin3]

Not all of them. I suggest you do a lil more research before making such statements. Check out Costa Chica Mexico. Damn I hate doing other peoples homework.

cosign this, some Mexicans do have black blood in them. Barely anyone is pure blood, if there is pussy some mf would skeet in it. lol

 

[the_underground]

I disagree. B-Boy and B-Girls meaning Break Boys and Break Girls was a term used for the Boys and Girls who would dance when Kool Herc or other DJ's spinning Break Beats would dance. So, this was clearly a new thing to do as, Kool Herc, GrandMaster Flash and Bambaata introduced Break Beat spinning. The majority of the B-Boys and B-Girls who were uprocking, pop locking, etc etc were latino. As, the best Crews in NY at that time were littered with Latino Kids.

I credit Puerto Ricans for coming with more innovative styles when breaking almost died off and reviving it when in 1977 it was losing its popularity with Blacks. However, they were not the first to invent it. If you look at Crazy Legs, he was influenced by Jimmy Lee and Joe Joe, who were Black b boys prior to the Rock Steady Crew. I'm not saying this to be divisive, because both had their roles in being influential in hip hop and b boying. However, the initial style of breaking in the 60s and 70s was more influnced by Black folks, from my understanding of the art form. This is of no disrespect for Latino brothers and sisters.

 

[dalyricalbandit]

Why is it when someone mentions hip hop ppl always tend to think its the music?

Hip hop = rap,graff,b boying and dj'ing..

With that said i think the latinos are as important as the blacks when it comes to the history of hip hop for the simple fact when you look back at each section of hip hop u see a latin figure (bboyin crazy legs and the rock steady crew) (rap pun,cypress hill, beat nutz) (graff cope2)

 

[Kwan Dai]

I credit Puerto Ricans for coming with more innovative styles when breaking almost died off and reviving it when in 1977 it was losing its popularity with Blacks. However, they were not the first to invent it. If you look at Crazy Legs, he was influenced by Jimmy Lee and Joe Joe, who were Black b boys prior to the Rock Steady Crew. I'm not saying this to be divisive, because both had their roles in being influential in hip hop and b boying. However, the initial style of breaking in the 60s and 70s was more influnced by Black folks, from my understanding of the art form. This is of no disrespect for Latino brothers and sisters.

I think you are doing so without saying so. The form of Break Dancing and Bombing as we know it to be was created by Latinos. Sure individual dances and movements may have been used but the total package as we know it was introduced by Latinos.

 

[the_underground]

I think you are doing so without saying so. The form of Break Dancing and Bombing as we know it to be was created by Latinos. Sure individual dances and movements may have been used but the total package as we know it was introduced by Latinos.

That's the evolutionary style of the art form. Y'all are crediting Latinos with the evolution of breaking, not the invention of it. If we were to get into specifics about the very beginnings, that's were I think people would be incorrect to make that statement.

 

[Kwan Dai]

That's the evolutionary style of the art form. Y'all are crediting Latinos with the evolution of breaking, not the invention of it. If we were to get into specifics about the very beginnings, that's were I think people would be incorrect to make that statement.

I still disagree as, the first Parties that Kool Herc put on, Latino's were present and danced to Kool Herc's Break Beats just like the Blacks. Thus the Term B-BOY. Break Boys.

 

[the_underground]

I still disagree as, the first Parties that Kool Herc put on, Latino's were present and danced to Kool Herc's Break Beats just like the Blacks. Thus the Term B-BOY. Break Boys.

You just deaded your argument. If Latinos AND Blacks were both present, then there goes the argument of it being strictly a Latino invention in the first place. I don't buy what the racist KTULU says, because both contributed equally to breaking.

 

[DB Cooper]

yeah and asians and jews too

(sarcasm^^^^^^^^^^^^)

 

[Kwan Dai]

You just deaded your argument. If Latinos AND Blacks were both present, then there goes the argument of it being strictly a Latino invention in the first place. I don't buy what the racist KTULU says, because both contributed equally to breaking.

I don't recall saying it was strictly Latino. If, I did I certainly didn't mean too. My argument simply is, yes latino's are just as important when discussing the History of Hip Hop. Specifically in the Hip Hop Elements of Breaking and Bombing.

 

[gee757]

yuuup....,,,

 

[hrap-120]

Alot of hiphop history in this thread...good looks people.

 

[Ajax McJones]

white people invented hip hop

where would the genre be without the ENGLISH LANGUAGE!!!???

HAH!

 

[the_underground]

I don't recall saying it was strictly Latino. If, I did I certainly didn't mean too. My argument simply is, yes latino's are just as important when discussing the History of Hip Hop. Specifically in the Hip Hop Elements of Breaking and Bombing.

Then we agree.